Mike got a moment to hop on line and chat with me yesterday. I just love hearing that sound of the door opening on AIM and then the following upswing “bloop” downswing “bloop” indicating messages are being sent. However the past few times the chats have been a lesson in frustration. In between each little bit we chat we kept getting disconnected. This happened about 7 times yesterday, and the final time Mike said “Mom if we get disconnected again I love you, but I’ve gotta sign out since I have early morning PT.” Shortly after that message we got cut off again. I was pretty sad. It was the first contact we have had in a while, so I was really pumped up about getting to chat. I put my laptop down and started to walk away when I heard that door open again. I grabbed the computer and sure enough it was Mike! He said:
“Mom, I couldn’t leave you hanging like that. I wanted to say good-bye and I love you.”
“I love you too son. You stay safe, be good as always, and sleep well.”
Then I got a disconnection message.
It reminded me so much of when he was little and we would say good-bye at school or at a friend’s house. Sometimes, he would run back for an extra hug good-bye. Yesterday I think I felt his arms hugging my neck when he came back.
I love you Mike.
Tags: Morale, communication //
IMing is great . . . when the connection works. Disconnections can be frustrating especially when my husband and I are in the middle of a serious discussion.
But I love IMing in Skype and using all the crazy emoticons they got.
This would be a very different deployment for me and my husband without IM.
I will have to try Skype. I have heard about it, but I haven’t checked it out yet. Is the connection more reliable?
I think that the technology that allows us more contact with our deployed loved ones does help greatly.
I don’t think the connection is any more reliable with Skype. It seems that they (over there - at least my husband) have spotty connections. So when the connection goes, it goes out for everyone, but frequently comes right back on within a minute or so.
Ah, that makes sense then. We kept getting cut off… and then back on again, and then off…lol You know exactly what I am talking about! :)